Montréal Canadiens

Elmer Lach

#16 Montréal Canadiens / NHL - 53/54

Date of Birth: Jan 22, 1918
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Nokomis, SK, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 175 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 78 kg / 172 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

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Elmer Lach Facts

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Elmer Lach Statistics

									Post
1935-1936	Regina Abbotts	SHJL	2	0	1	1	2	-	Playoffs	4	3	0	3	6	-
1936-1937	Weyburn Beavers	S-SSHL	23	16	6	22	27	-	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	4	-
1937-1938	Weyburn Beavers	S-SSHL	22	12	12	24	44	-	Playoffs	3	2	1	3	0	-
1938-1939	Moose Jaw Millers	SSHL	29	17	20	37	23	-	Playoffs	10	6	4	10	8	-
1939-1940	Moose Jaw Millers	SSHL	30	15	29	44	20	-	Playoffs	8	5	9	14	12	-
1940-1941	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	43	7	14	21	16	-	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	-
1941-1942	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	1	0	1	1	0	-
1942-1943	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	45	18	40	58	14	-	Playoffs	5	2	4	6	6	-
1943-1944	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	48	24	48	72	23	-	Playoffs	9	2	11	13	4	-
1944-1945	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	50	26	54	80	37	-	Playoffs	6	4	4	8	2	-
1945-1946	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	50	13	34	47	34	-	Playoffs	9	5	12	17	4	-
1946-1947	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	31	14	16	30	22	-
1947-1948	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	60	30	31	61	72	-
1948-1949	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	36	11	18	29	59	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	4	-
1949-1950	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	64	15	33	48	33	-	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	4	-
1950-1951	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	65	21	24	45	48	-	Playoffs	11	2	2	4	2	-
1951-1952	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	70	15	50	65	36	-	Playoffs	11	1	2	3	4	-
1952-1953	Montréal Canadiens "A"	NHL	53	16	25	41	56	-	Playoffs	12	1	6	7	6	-
1953-1954	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	48	5	20	25	28	-	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0	-

Elmer Lach Tournament Statistics

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1939-1940	Moose Jaw Millers	Allan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	4	-

Elmer Lach Career Totals by League


Allan Cup	0								1	3	1	1	2	0.67	4	-
NHL	14	664	215	408	623	0.94	478	-	11	76	19	45	64	0.84	36	-
S-SSHL	2	45	28	18	46	1.02	71	-	2	6	2	2	4	0.67	4	-
SHJL	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	-	1	4	3	0	3	0.75	6	-
SSHL	2	59	32	49	81	1.37	43	-	2	18	11	13	24	1.33	20	-

Elmer Lach Career Totals by Team


Montréal Canadiens	14	664	215	408	623	0.94	478	-	11	76	19	45	64	0.84	36	-
Moose Jaw Millers	2	59	32	49	81	1.37	43	-	2	21	12	14	26	1.24	24	-
Regina Abbotts	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	-	1	4	3	0	3	0.75	6	-
Weyburn Beavers	2	45	28	18	46	1.02	71	-	2	6	2	2	4	0.67	4	-

Elmer Lach Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1938-1939	SSHL Most Assists (20)
1943-1944	NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1944-1945	NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Assists (54) NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) (80) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist
1945-1946	NHL Most Assists (34) NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1947-1948	NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) (61) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist
1951-1952	NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Assists (50) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist
1952-1953	NHL Most Game Winning Goals (6) NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup Clinching Goal
1966-1967	Hockey Hall of Fame

Elmer Lach Biography and Trivia

Number 16 retired by Montréal Canadiens
Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens